Daniel Deronda, Chapter 2 summary
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In Chapter 2, Gwendolen learns that her family has lost its money, pawns a necklace, and considers gambling again before returning home. When someone anonymously sends the necklace back, she suspects Deronda of humiliating her, abandons the gaming table, and travels to Offendene.
What happens
- Fanny Davilow writes that a business failure ruins the family and asks Gwendolen to return home quickly.
- Gwendolen considers gambling to recover money but fears losing again and exposing her poverty to the Langens.
- She packs through the night, then pawns her turquoise necklace at Mr. Wiener’s shop.
- A servant brings back the necklace with an unsigned warning against risking its loss again.
- Convinced that Deronda sends it to shame her, Gwendolen insists on traveling alone and leaves that evening.
- She reaches Offendene on Saturday morning, facing the family’s impending departure from their home.
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